Cotton and Cereals from the Gila. &amp;lt;&amp;gt; Some camples of cotton, wheat, corn, and the seeds of vegetables from the river Gila, which are cultivated by the Indians on that river, have been left with us by Mr. J. R. Bartlett. The cotton seems to be of a very superior quality. He has also left with us some blankets and sashes, the manufacture of these tribes. The cotton seed will be sent to the South for cultivation He has also given us a sample of cotton with the seed from Parras, in Central Mexico, about 250 miles west of the Rio Grande, where it in cultivated to a considerable extent, and manufactured into There are three small cotton mills near the town of Saltillo doing a very good business in making these goods from the cotton raised in the country. The superintendent of one of those mills is from Providence. The operatives nro all Mexicans, and are foand to acquire the art of tending the looms and other machinery, with great facility. ¶ Tho power for those thre...

The Fascinations of Havana. Except for some special and overruling rca- •CiAuuiii; iur Buino special ana overruling reason, probably no traveller comes away willingly from Havana. I wondered why, as I leaned over the side of the "Isabel," while she was weighing her anchor, and I,came to the conclusion, that half the charm, at least, of the fascinating place, lies in the fact that, gay as it is 5- life here is not too fast. They not only have just luxuries enough, but they take just time enough to enjoy them. In the other gay metropolises of the world,life is so exhaustingly intellectualized, so painfully intensified, so unnaturally accumulated and accelerated, that the "another and a better world " one sometimes longs for, would be instinctively defined as one of blessed and merciful just enoughness. It amounts to a wretchedness in London that you can only be in one place at a time. The bewildered youth comes from Paris with a census of the women he might have loved, without having ...

INTRODUCTORY. ...KJ.,, •„ 1 it is but proper and just that we should inform the public what our intentions are, and what our future course will be. By a glance at the head of our columns, our readers will perceive that we have run up the Democratic Flag as the represent itive of our political principles. In assuming the management of the Los An geles- Star we hud two courses open to us. one to print ostensibly a neutral paper, and under that cover to have advanced the success.of the Democratic party; and the other, a pipr.e manly one, in our estimation, to boldly and without disguise avow our political predilections— this latter courso we have adopted. Being a Democrat and believing that the prosperity and happiness of our great Republic is identical with the success of thff "lion hearted Democracy," how could we consent to confine ourselves to neutrality—to look c Idly on while our brethren were fighiug in that noble cause, and never give them a single "God speed ye." Believing ; t...

Public Defence -- the Los Angeles Rangers. Tho nonnla nf t.hj'a nminf.r hovn lonr, fnl r The people of this county have long felt the necessity of having among them an efficient military force, which could bo brought out promptly, in aid of the laws and for the protection of life and property. We are not only exposed to regular predatory visits from Indians from the neighboring mountains, who come here to feed on cattle and carry off horses, and who have never yet been even once chastized, and, consequently, are every day getting bolder in their forays amongst the ranchos;but, recently, we have seen an organised band of . robbers, well mounted, and well armed, traversing the country unmolested, sometimes making no concealment of their movements, supplying themselves with the best horses with impunity, until it is universally admitted that the roads are unsafe to travel, and a seiise of utter insecurity prevails in house and field.— VVe need not recapitulate the numerous robberies—to...

Our Dostrincs. f Resolu&amp;gt;ions of the Los Angeles County Democratic Convention. Resolved, That the Democracy t&amp;gt;f Los Angeles County look with regret on the great an J exhausting amount of taxation which is restraining tho progress and consuming the substance of the and that wo believe that an economical administration ol'4ho Government is ossential to our prosperity. Resolved, That in Uio present disorganized state of our finances, it behooves our legislators to seek every means, and avail themselves of every piau whereby tho machinery of government may be rendered less expensive; and that wo believe that effectual reform can only be had through the intervention of the direct sovereignty of the people in a Constitutional Convention ltasolvcd, That we hold this to be a fundamental principle of our GoTornment, that the sovereignty of the people cau at all times be invoked/ that one generation cannot clog the exercise of this inalienablo right by a succeeding cue, a...

Prison Contract. As Gov. .Bigler has been frequently charged, by his political opponents, with having sanctioned the Prison Contract, we make the following extract from the Report of the Joint Committee appointed by the last Senate and Assembly to investigate that matter, to ihow what little regard they have for truth in making charges against the standard bearer of the Democratic party : "On the 6th of October 1852, the Governor placed on file a statement setting forth an approval of the award —the work having beon given, as required by the act, to the lowest bidder. Two bids were presented—one offered by Mr. F\ V assault, and &amp;lt; ne by Mr. Isaac Saffrans. Aur committee have examined these bids, and find that the proposal of Mr. Saffrans is at least 15 per cent higher than Mr. Vaseaulf's proposition, and consequently the acceptance of Mr. V's bid was proper, and the assent of the Governor to the award, under the law, correctly given. On the 9th of tho same month, the contr...

Democratic County Committee. A meeting of the Democratic County «Commi:ten will hn A meeting of the Democratic County *Commiiteo will be held at the Office of J. L. Bkent, list*., at 12 o'clock A. M., on Tuesday, 9th Atrgust. A full attendance is requested. The following gentleman compose the Committee: J.L. Brent, M. Keller, M Requena, W. M. StSckton, Ignacio l'alomares, G. 0. Alexander.

Democratic State Central Committee. At a Mirmtini/ s^of u n — At a meeting of the Democratic State Central Committer held at San Francisco, July 30, 1853—» Hon. D. C. Broderick was elected Chairman;' F. ]?. Trscy&amp;gt; Secretary; Richtud P. Hamniond, Treasurer. The following gentlemen compose the Committee— D. 0. Broderick, F. I'. Tracy, ltichard P. Hammond,Johu Middleton, Moses E. Flanagan, David Scannell, William,®Swasey, David Mahoney, San Franaisco ; J.T.Hall, G. W("o'.by, J. 11. McKune, Sacramento; H. P. Ilaue, Yuba. 03-ALL PERSONS indebted to the LOS ANGELE STAK, on account of Subscription, Advertising, or Job Work, pro,, vious to the Ist of August instant, must make payment to" Sir. JOHN A. LEWIS, the former proprietor of this pape,Married. On Thursday evening, by the Rev. Mr. Bland, Mr. Horacb Z. Wheeler to Miss Julia J. Dixton ; both of this city. We congratulate the hnppy coupler this occasion, and sincerely hope t hat their future may be as bright and sparkliuu as t...

ss on tns occas-on. - Dissolution op Copartnership, TIIR copartnership heretofore existing between' thegubscribers under the name and style of L Kahn IcCo is this day, by mutual consent, dissolved F. Bachman and H. Bauman are authrized to collect all debts due to the late firm. LEOPOLD K A UN, by Axon Kahn. his attorney. FELIX BACHMAN. HENRY BAUMAN. -Los Angeles, 3d Aagust, 1553. IWgJGF-BrirTafr-THE undersigned having disposed of their Drug Store to A. W. Hope &amp;amp; Co., and being desii-ous of settling up their business, respectfully request all those who are iiidebted to them to come forward aud'make immediate settlem*ni by cash or obligation. McFARLAND &amp;amp; DOWNEY. Offlco in the frame building opposite the Drug Store. August 6th, 1853 tf Copartnership Notice. HAVING purchased the interest of Messrs. McFarland &amp;amp; Downey, the undersigned havefornjgd a copartnership under the style of A. W. 1IOPE.&amp;amp; 00., for the sale of Drugs, Medicines, Chemica...